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Jewelry has been an integral part of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s holdings since the collection was founded over 120 years ago. International in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, the collection celebrates jewelry design as an exploration of materials, craftsmanship and technique, as well as ornament as communication, and changing cultural notions about beauty and worth. Enjoy a private behind-the-scenes viewing of the Cooper Hewitt Jewelry Collection with Cynthia Trope, Associate Curator of Product Design and Decorative Arts, featuring a selection of historical and contemporary highlights from the museum’s holdings.

For this tour, please enter at the museum's staff entrance located at: 9 East 90th Street.